A woman was shot dead in a downtown condo building Wednesday afternoon, and a suspect was arrested at the airport, presumably about to flee the country.
In other news, a father was arrested for allegedly attacking his adult daughter with a hammer, early Wednesday morning in Ste‑Anne‑de‑Bellevue.
There’s little hope of saving the downtown YMCA and YWCA for public use.
The YWCA has already moved to its new location so it’s a moot point. And there’s no point in saving the building, which isn’t that remarkable architecturally and is apparently in terrible condition.
But I was under the impression that the YMCA on Stanley is a relatively new building, or at least one that was fully renovated not so long ago. I don’t see why it couldn’t be reopened.
As rain continues, flood zones around the edges of the island are bracing for trouble.
City blue collar workers marched Wednesday morning to demand better pay and more clarity over why the SMF administration is sticking to 11% over five years.
Protesters arrested during a pro‑Palestine protest downtown two years ago are standing on their Charter rights to expression and peaceful assembly.
The metal parasols installed in Frédéric‑Back park five years ago are being removed because they’ve started falling down.
Meantime, grade school students who had been forbidden to use the parks in Hochelaga‑Maisonneuve for sports and gym classes have been quietly let back in after nobody could figure out where the ban came from.
Actually, I can see having a ban throughout early spring, when the turf will be muddy and likely to be damaged if played on. But that’s not mentioned.
20 years, huh. I’m surprised they lasted this long, really – the wind shear must be intense.
Fortunate that this is now an Ensemble problem, I guess.
A pregnant woman fainted on the REM, but when other passengers pushed the emergency button, nothing happened. Eventually someone called 911. Pulsar’s spokesman says this was an “isolated case.”
Given that there’s no driver, where would an emergency button sound? There must be a manned central somewhere in the system. Had the operator stepped out for a smoke?
Pressing the emergency button on the train will cause a group of telephones to ring in the control centre in Brossard. The operator in the control centre can then talk to the passenger and even call up the corresponding CCTV camera to see what is happening inside the car.
This is what is supposed to happen. Obviously something went wrong in the chain of communication from the on-board intercom to the control centre telephone.
Thank you for the explanation, James.
Oh somebody needs to be on the other end for an emergency call to work. How were they to know?
What a clown show.
It works the same way as a 911 call Ian. Someone on the other end picks up the phone. Just be glad it isn’t AI or a call centre far away.
If nobody answers, the underlying functonality is moot, James.
I wasn’t on a train itself but I’ve had to use the Help button twice at the REM. Once to report a situation in the parking lot and once because I was having an issue with my Opus card. In both those relatively minor instances, it was fine. I hope they figure out what happened here.
I have wondered if REM stations have any staff at all. Like is there even 1 person behind the scenes. Just curious.
JP: Generally in the stations there is nobody behind the scenes (except at Gare Centrale where there is a customer service desk).
There are however staff that move around the network (either on the train itself or in vehicles) to fix problems and to help people in need. They are trained to be able to drive the train if necessary.
In most of the parking lots you may have noticed that there is a dedicated “REM” parking spot just for these rapid intervention situations.
A plan for 653 residential units in Old Montreal, east of the old Viger station building, has been blocked by residents worried about a large building throwing too much shadow and, inevitably, about parking.
That NIMBY referendum law has to go.
From what I understand, a large part of the project is “plein droit” which means it doesn’t need any special approval to go ahead. The referendum essentially scuttled the derogations the developer was asking for, so they’ll be back to the table with a new proposal soon enough — and maybe one that couldn’t be opposed by the neighbours.
That law exists for good reasons – people need to feel they have some control over what’s done nearby – but maybe it needs its terms reconsidered and redefined.
Where but in Montreal could we hear “scuttled” and “derogation” in the same sentence, meant for people speaking the same language? I love this town.
Ian 20:12 on 2026-04-15 Permalink
Simpson and Doctor P, wow – pretty ritzy femicide
“the victim, who is a police officer, ”
Yikes
It all goes to show that no matter their walk of life, women are consistently targets of male bullshit.